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Sante Celiberti
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 Posted: Apr 30, 2020 19:29 Post subject: Re: Favourite Azurites? |
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Hello.
Italy, which has been generous with many mineralogical species, has been stingy with azurite. Except for some very old samples from Sardinia and Elba island, there are no centimeter crystals.
Therefore in this section I will not share my other azurites found in Italy, except for two small specimens which I consider particularly interesting as they have an archaeological rather than mineralogical value.
The first is a plate of tiny crystals found in the deepest layers of the Etruscan dumps of Serrabottini. The mere thought that this piece was excavated six centuries b. Ch. and it was, even if fleetingly, touched by an Etruscan hand fills me with emotion.
The second, although found in Rome, probably comes from Africa.
An archaelogist friend of mine, my neighbor when I lived in Rome, found it during the work on the Domus Aurea of Emperor Nero.
It is known that the Roman matrons used various minerals for their make-up (azurite, malachite, cinnabar, hematite...) as powders of these species have been found in several ancient beauty cases. This azurite nodule was probably intended for this purpose.
Another hypothesis is that it was intended to prepare pigments for the countless decorations present in the huge Domus Aurea which stretched over an area of 80 hectars! In one way or another, it is a mineralogical sample excavated about 2000 years ago.
Having two such ancient specimens in my collection gives me satisfaction and joy.
I hope you find them interesting.
Warm greetings from Italy.
Sante
| Mineral: | Azurite |
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Serrabottini, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
67 x 47 mm
Found in the deepest layers of the dumps, to refer to the Etruscan processing. (VI century before Ch.) |
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Found in Domus Aurea of Emperor Nero. The construction dates back to 64-68 after Ch. |
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Philippe Durand
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Stefan Koch
Joined: 15 Nov 2011
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| Posted: May 01, 2020 05:15 Post subject: Re: Favourite Azurites? |
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Hi there,
Here is my first attempt to upload a picture.
Best
Stefan
Edit: I have no idea why the locality is not shown in the description field.
Bor-Majdanpek mining district, Bor District, Central Serbia, Serbia
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(now it is - regards, Tobi :-))
| Mineral: | Azurite |
| Locality: | | Bor-Majdanpek mining area, Bor, Bor District, Central Serbia, Serbia |  |
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| Dimensions: | 5.5 cm x 4 cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: May 01, 2020 12:35 Post subject: Re: Favourite Azurites? |
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| Stefan Koch wrote: | Hi there,
Here is my first attempt to upload a picture.
Best
Stefan
Edit: I have no idea why the locality is not shown in the description field.
Bor-Majdanpek mining district, Bor District, Central Serbia, Serbia |
Wonderful specimen, Stefan, I think this is the first beautiful mineral specimen ever that I see from Serbia!
P.S. I added the locality in the description field.
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Kevin Schofield
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Location: Beacon NY
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| Posted: May 01, 2020 14:04 Post subject: Re: Favourite Azurites? |
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Since the thread is going strong, I thought I'd post a couple more. One very old (not quite Etruscan though!) from France, and the other from a much more recent find in Vietnam.
| Mineral: | Azurite |
| Locality: | | Chessy-les-Mines, Les Bois d'Oingt, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 9.5 cm |
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| Has the tiny white specs, like small sand grains, that seem to be very typical of Chessy azurite. If anybody knows what mineral this is, I'd love to find out! |
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| Mineral: | Azurite with Malachite |
| Locality: | | Khanong open pit, Sepon Mine, Vilabouly District, Savannakhét Province, Laos (Lao P.D.R.) | |
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| Dimensions: | 14 cm |
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| A few broken tips show that the interiors of the crystals are made up of malachite with a "spongy" texture. The chicken/egg question of whether this is alteration of the core of the crystal, or azurite growing over malachite is the topic of at least one other thread on FMF... |
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: May 01, 2020 14:58 Post subject: Re: Favourite Azurites? |
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| Kevin Schofield wrote: |
Has the tiny white specs, like small sand grains, that seem to be very typical of Chessy azurite. If anybody knows what mineral this is, I'd love to find out!
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Kevin Schofield
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| Posted: May 01, 2020 15:37 Post subject: Re: Favourite Azurites? |
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| Jordi Fabre wrote: | | Kevin Schofield wrote: |
Has the tiny white specs, like small sand grains, that seem to be very typical of Chessy azurite. If anybody knows what mineral this is, I'd love to find out!
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Jordi Fabre...the Man Who Knows!!
thanks Jordi :-)
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: May 09, 2020 14:00 Post subject: Favourite Azurites? - Concepción del Oro |
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Let me start with this Azurite that I especially like for sentimental reasons since in my adolescence when I read mineral books the locality "Concepción del Oro" appeared frequently and since its name in Spanish could be read as "where the Gold grow" my imagination would fantasize and I imagined wonderful minerals there born from the rocks! 😉
With this piece I connect the beauty of the Azurites with my love for the minerals in my teenage years as then this locality was mythical for me.
| Mineral: | Azurite |
| Locality: | | Concepción del Oro, Municipio Concepción del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico | |
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Tobi
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| Posted: May 11, 2020 12:57 Post subject: Re: Favourite Azurites? |
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| Kevin Schofield wrote: | Azurite with Malachite
Khanong open pit, Sepon Mine, Vilabouly District, Savannakhét Province, Laos (Lao P.D.R.)
Dimensions: 14 cm |
Kevin, I've seen a lot of stunnnig azurites in this thread, but THIS 14 specimen from Laos is simply TOO good. What an incredible killer specimen, just great!
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Kevin Schofield
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| Posted: May 24, 2020 16:11 Post subject: Re: Favourite Azurites? |
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| Tobi wrote: | | Kevin Schofield wrote: | Azurite with Malachite
Khanong open pit, Sepon Mine, Vilabouly District, Savannakhét Province, Laos (Lao P.D.R.)
Dimensions: 14 cm |
Kevin, I've seen a lot of stunnnig azurites in this thread, but THIS 14 specimen from Laos is simply TOO good. What an incredible killer specimen, just great! |
Thanks Tobi!
For my "last hurrah" on this thread (although hopefully others will continue it), here are three "two-faced" pieces that can be looked at and admired from both sides (although those of you old enough to recognize the nomenclature of 45s will identify the A and B sides...)
| Mineral: | Azurite with Malachite |
| Locality: | | Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Municipio Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | 12.5 x 10 x 2.5 cm |
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| Bright blue, partially replaced azurite with a chalky texture. I have not seen any other azurites with this colour or texture from Milpillas. Has anybody else? |
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| Mineral: | Malachite replacing Azurite |
| Locality: | | Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Municipio Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | 12.5 x 10 x 2.5 cm |
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| On this side, the Azurite is completely replaced by chatoyant malachite |
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| Mineral: | Azurite with Malachite |
| Locality: | | Holbrook Mine, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 10 x 9 x 6 cm |
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| Ex Barclay Bittner, Les Presmyk, Ed David collections. |
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| Mineral: | Azurite with Malachite |
| Locality: | | Holbrook Mine, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 10 x 9 x 6 cm |
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| Mineral: | Azurite |
| Locality: | | Concepción del Oro, Municipio Concepción del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | 7 x 6.3 x 4.5 cm |
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| A classic total floater azurite rose from Conception del Oro |
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| Mineral: | Azurite |
| Locality: | | Concepción del Oro, Municipio Concepción del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | 7 x 6.3 x 4.5 cm |
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| The other side...note that the top of the first picture is bottom-left on this one (apologies for the lousy photography on this one...all my own work!) |
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Tobi
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| Posted: May 25, 2020 05:44 Post subject: Re: Favourite Azurites? |
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| Great specimens again, Kevin!
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SWK
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| Posted: May 25, 2020 06:07 Post subject: Re: Favourite Azurites? |
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Azurite from Blue Ball Mine in Arizona
| Mineral: | Azurite |
| Dimensions: | 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm |
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SWK
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| Posted: May 25, 2020 06:09 Post subject: Re: Favourite Azurites? |
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Azurite from the Carlota Mine, Arizona
| Mineral: | Azurite |
| Locality: | | Carlota Mine, 3460 bench, Top of the World, Miami-Inspiration District (Globe-Miami District), Gila County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 8 x 8 x 6 cm |
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SWK
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| Posted: May 25, 2020 06:12 Post subject: Re: Favourite Azurites? |
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Azurite cavity from the Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee
| Mineral: | Azurite |
| Locality: | | Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 8 x 6 x 6 cm |
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SWK
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| Posted: May 25, 2020 06:15 Post subject: Re: Favourite Azurites? |
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Azurite with Malachite from Morenci
| Mineral: | Azurite with Malachite |
| Locality: | | Morenci Mine, Morenci, Copper Mountain District, Shannon Mountains, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 3 x 2 x 2 cm |
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